Where to Get Information?
-High School Counselor/College Financial Aid Office
-The Internet
-Print Scholarship Directories at Your Local Bookstore
-Local Businesses
-Local Religious Organizations, clubs (ex. 4H, Rotary Club, Knights of Columbus), Chamber of Commerce, associations, women's/men's groups
-Employers (both yours and your parents)
-Service and Community Organizations
-Government Educational Offices
-Colleges (even if you are a high school student, you can still visit a local college financial aid office and talk to counselors)
Who Qualifies? When Should I Start Looking?
While many scholarships to depend on academic qualifications, you may be surprised to find out, not all scholarships are geared towards just straight A students. Many scholarships depend on other factors (such as affiliations, ethnic descent, extracurricular activities, religious affiliation, etc.) and some require as low as a 2.0 GPA, while some do not have GPA requirements at all. So don't think you can't obtain a scholarship if you don't have the best grades -- YOU CAN!
Start your scholarship search early. Scholarships work on rolling deadlines and many are available to those as young as sophomores in high school. It's good to start early, because things will likely come up and college applications start coming down the pipeline in senior year.